Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Cassava production
Guinea
3.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
20th
Sierra Leone rank
22nd
Cassava production over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.08 million tonnes against 2.86 million tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 225,530 tonnes.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 443,222 tonnes | 65,981 tonnes | 377,241 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1970s | 563,458 tonnes | 84,990 tonnes | 478,468 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1980s | 495,311 tonnes | 106,830 tonnes | 388,481 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1990s | 682,005 tonnes | 243,390 tonnes | 438,615 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2000s | 976,287 tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 427,646 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.49 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.87 million tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | 236,972 tonnes | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cassava production, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea, at 3.08 million tonnes against 2.86 million tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cassava production between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 225,530 tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for cassava production?
- Guinea ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 101 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cassava production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cassava production is measured in tonnes.